Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-07-23
WANTED IN TUCSON,
A Charge Of Adultery i'm TIE l.. -
Circuit Court.


| A complicated case is before the u
s. Circuit Court for decision, in the
habeas corpus matter of Anson ID.
Williams, who in company with Mrs
Kavanaugh, were arrested yesterday
on warrants issued in Tucson, Arizona
and forwarded to U. S. Marshal Ris.
ley. The warrants purport to have
been sworn to by Mrs. A. ID. Williams,
charging her husband and Mrs. Kav-
anaugh with adultery. The Marshal
in attempting to carry out the behests
of the warrants, ordering him to de-
liver the parties at Tucson, was stop
ped by writ of habeas corpus, and
the case taken before Judge Ross,
who partially heard the matter, and
continued it until 2 O'Clock this after
noon The only facts in the possess
sion of the Uunited States authorities
are that the warrants call for
the arrest of A. ID. Williams and
Mrs. Kavanaugh, who are alleged to be
wanted OH charge of adultery, and
it is supposed that the warrant was
issued under the new Mormon law
applicable to the Territories. A rep
resentative Of the HERALD called YES
terday afternoon on Mr.. Williams and
Mrs. Kavanaugh at the county Jail,
where they were occupying temporary
quarters in cell on the first floor.
Mrs. Kavanaugh stated that there was
no truth in the charge of adultery
whatever. In her opinion the charge
was manufactured by woman named
Smith, at Tucson, who was jealous of
Mr.. Williams kindness to her. Mr..
Williams was also certain that his wife
had not sworn out the complaint,
since she was two thousand miles
away from Tucson, in Iowa, when the
warrants were issued. Mrs. kav-
anaugh said that she and Mr.. Will
liams had been brought up together
in Iowa and that he and her
husband, about two years ago,
had gone to Tucson to work on
the narrow gauge railroad. About a
year afterward she went to Tucson and
found that her husband had formed
bad habits, and during the short time
she lived with him he had treated her
very badly. She stood the i'll treat
ment as long as she could and then
one night her husband had turned her
and her daughter, then about 13 years
old, out into the street. She became
sick and was found by Mr.. Williams,
who paid her bills while she was sick
and treated her as brother. Hearing
that California was very good place
in which to earn livelihood she de-
termined to come here with Mr.. Will
liams, who, being carpenter and
joiner by trade, thought he could bet
ter his condition here also. By some
means this Mrs. Smith, who is alleged
to have been well known here, man.
aged to prevent the girl from accom-
panying its mother here, and shortly
after Mrs. Kavanaugh left she heard
that Mrs. Smith had turned the |
girl ON the street. When Mrs. |
Kavanaugh reached Los Angeles |
four weeks ago she went to the resi-
dence of some of her friends and Mr..
Williams has been engaged in follow
ing his trade a short distance in the
country. He was arrested at the Post |
office when he went there to get a let |
ter. Mr.. Williams stated that he had
not lived with his wife for two years,
but neither he nor Mrs. Kavanaugh
had procured divorces. Both he and
Mrs. Kavanaugh state that there is no
doubt but the charge was trumped up
by Mrs. Smith out of spite and jeal-
ousy. The matter will probably be
decided by Judge Ross to-day.